Basingstoke's Covid rate compared with the rest of the UK

The figures, for the seven days to December 30, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government’s testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).

Basingstoke has reported 667 cases of the virus in the seven days to December 30, at a rate of 377.7 cases per 100,000 people. This is up from 37.8 per cent from the previous seven days up to December 26 where 484 cases were recorded.

Data for the most recent four days (January 1-4) has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

Of the 315 local areas in England, 292 (93 per cent) have seen a rise in case rates, 22 (7 per cent) have seen a fall, and one is unchanged.

Elsewhere in Hampshire, Rushmoor has been named as the local authority area with the second biggest week on week increase in cases after Carlisle.

The latest Covid-19 case rates show just how the surge in infections has spread around England.

The local authority areas recording the biggest week-on-week increases are Carlisle; Rushmoor in Hampshire; the Isle of Wight; and Halton on Merseyside.

— Ian Jones (@ian_a_jones) January 4, 2021

Rushmoor recorded 1036 in the seven days to December 30, giving it a rolling rate of 1,095.1 cases per 100,000 people with an increase of 68.5 per cent on the previous seven day period.

Neighbouring local authority areas Hart, Test Valley and Winchester are now classified as hotspots with above average rolling rates of 652.1, 407.4 and 430.1 cases

Barking & Dagenham in London continues to have the highest rate in England, with 3,143 new cases recorded in the seven days to December 31 – the equivalent of 1,476.2 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 1,106.1 in the seven days to December 24.

Thurrock in Essex as the second highest rate, up slightly from 1,371.5 to 1,389.2, with 2,422 new cases.

Redbridge in London is in third place, rising from 1,177.5 to 1,381.9 with 4,218 new cases.

Here is the list in full of local and neighbouring areas. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; the tier of Covid-19 restrictions in which the local authority is currently placed; rate of new cases in the seven days to December 31; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to December 31; rate of new cases in the seven days to December 24; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to December 24.

Rushmoor, 1125.8, (1065), 677.6, (641)
Hart, 667.5, (648), 325.5, (316)
Havant, 645.7, (815), 486.5, (614)
Portsmouth, 604.9, (1300), 440.7, (947)
Southampton, 584.1, (1475), 338.6, (855)
Reading, 548.3, (887), 473.5, (766)
Fareham, 501.6, (583), 278.8, (324)
Winchester, 472.5, (590), 259.5, (324)
Eastleigh, 467.9, (625), 231.3, (309)
Test Valley, 445.5, (562), 237.8, (300)
Gosport, 397.2, (337), 222.8, (189)
West Berkshire, 389.4, (617), 338.9, (537)
Basingstoke and Deane, 388.5, (686), 276.9, (489)
East Hampshire, 377.7, (462), 305.8, (374)
New Forest, 299.9, (540), 157.1, (283)